diff --git a/src/client/sound/SoundManager.java b/src/client/sound/SoundManager.java
index 535ebe6..66eede7 100644
--- a/src/client/sound/SoundManager.java
+++ b/src/client/sound/SoundManager.java
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
 package client.sound;
 
-import javax.sound.sampled.AudioInputStream;
-import javax.sound.sampled.AudioSystem;
-import javax.sound.sampled.Clip;
-import javax.sound.sampled.LineUnavailableException;
-import java.io.IOException;
+import javax.sound.sampled.*;
 
 /**
  * Here's a handler for all things audio.
@@ -12,41 +8,27 @@
 public class SoundManager {
 
     /**
-     * Start playback of an AudioInputStream.
-     * @param audio The AudioInputStream to play back.
+     * Start playback of an Clip.
+     * @param clip The Clip to play back.
      * @return The clip playing the audio. Null if an exception occurs.
      */
-    public static Clip play(AudioInputStream audio) {
-        Clip clip = getClipForAudio(audio);
-        if(clip != null) clip.start();
-        return clip;
+    public static Clip play(Clip clip) {
+        return loop(clip, 0);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Start looped playback of an AudioInputStream.
-     * @param audio The AudioInputStream to play back.
+     * Start looped playback of an Clip.
+     * @param clip The Clip to play back.
      * @param count How often the audio should be looped.
      * @return The clip looping the audio. Null if an exception occurs.
      */
-    public static Clip loop(AudioInputStream audio, int count) {
-        Clip clip = getClipForAudio(audio);
-        if(clip != null) clip.loop(count);
+    public static Clip loop(Clip clip, int count) {
+        if(clip != null) {
+            if(clip.isRunning()) clip.stop();
+            clip.setFramePosition(0);
+            clip.loop(count);
+        }
         return clip;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Get a clip object preloaded with an AudioInputStream.
-     * @param audio the AudioInputStream to preload.
-     * @return A Clip preloaded with the audio. Null if an exception occurs.
-     */
-    public static Clip getClipForAudio(AudioInputStream audio) {
-        try {
-            Clip clip = AudioSystem.getClip();
-            clip.open(audio);
-            return clip;
-        } catch(LineUnavailableException e) { e.printStackTrace();
-        } catch(IOException e) { e.printStackTrace(); }
-        return null;
-    }
-
 }
diff --git a/src/util/ResourceManager.java b/src/util/ResourceManager.java
index 31dc898..99de824 100644
--- a/src/util/ResourceManager.java
+++ b/src/util/ResourceManager.java
@@ -1,10 +1,7 @@
 package util;
 
 import javax.imageio.ImageIO;
-import javax.sound.sampled.AudioInputStream;
-import javax.sound.sampled.AudioSystem;
-import javax.sound.sampled.Clip;
-import javax.sound.sampled.UnsupportedAudioFileException;
+import javax.sound.sampled.*;
 import java.awt.image.BufferedImage;
 import java.io.*;
 import java.util.zip.ZipEntry;
@@ -57,7 +54,7 @@ public class ResourceManager {
 
     public static final String SOUNDS_CHAT_PATH = SOUNDS_PATH + "chat/";
 
-    public static AudioInputStream SOUND_SNAP;
+    public static Clip SOUND_SNAP;
 
     static {
 
@@ -100,10 +97,14 @@ public class ResourceManager {
 
         try {
 
-            SOUND_SNAP = AudioSystem.getAudioInputStream(ResourceManager.class.getResource(SOUNDS_CHAT_PATH + "snap.wav"));
+            // CHAT
+
+            SOUND_SNAP = AudioSystem.getClip();
+            SOUND_SNAP.open(AudioSystem.getAudioInputStream(ResourceManager.class.getResource(SOUNDS_CHAT_PATH + "snap.wav")));
 
         } catch(UnsupportedAudioFileException e) { e.printStackTrace();
-        } catch(IOException e) { e.printStackTrace(); }
+        } catch(IOException e) { e.printStackTrace();
+        } catch(LineUnavailableException e) { e.printStackTrace(); }
 
     }